Minor in Human Resource Management

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Why Earn Your Minor in Human Resource Management (HRM) at Sacred Heart?

Prepare to be the strategic business partner that organizations are looking for in a human resource professional. Go beyond the traditional approach to human resource management by also developing skills in strategic planning, analysis, and finance.

The Minor in HRM is designed for Business and Management majors, as well as Psychology, Sociology, Health Sciences and Humanities majors with a career interest in human resources. This minor gives liberal arts or health professionals a background in the field of human resource management to prepare them to work in a human resource department or in a management capacity.

In the Minor in Human Resource Management program, you will also:

  • Be part of the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology, an AACSB accredited institution
  • Benefit from SHU’s affiliation with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which provides students the opportunity to attend seminars and conferences, join online communities, and become part of a highly respected network of professionals
  • Have the opportunity to take the SHRM assessment of learning test and receive a certificate from SHRM

Career Outlook

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts employment in the human resource field to grow in the next decade. Money magazine and Salary.com surveys predict a growth of 32,000 (new) annual positions, and they rate human resource management as one of the top five professions in the U.S. for salary and job prospects.

Professionals with undergraduate and graduate coursework in human resources will be best situated to meet this expanding market. Our curriculum includes and goes beyond the traditional areas of human resource study by offering students the opportunity to develop business skills in strategic planning, analysis and finance, and enabling them to fully seize the opportunity of this growing demand.

Become a SHRM Certified Professional

SHU has aligned its HR management minor curriculum with that of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), opening up new opportunities for interested students to take the exam to become a SHRM certified professional (SHRM-CP). The SHRM curriculum defines the minimum content areas HR students should study at the undergraduate and graduate levels and is part of SHRM’s academic initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools. For information on SHRM and its certification exam, visit SHRM's official website.

Requirements

Required Courses for Business Majors | 15 credits

Organizational behavior is about people and how they act and interact, mostly as members of groups. Current theories of organizational behavior are examined through the use of self-administered tests, experiential exercises, discussion, and case analysis.
Prerequisite: Take MGT-101 or BU-201

3.0 Credit(s)

Explores the contemporary human resources function and basic processes involved in the recruitment, selection, training, development, and evaluation of an organization's human resources. Additional topics include today's emphasis on talent management as well as legal issues in HR management, labor relations, performance assessment and improvement, career paths, termination, compensation and benefit systems, and managing diversity.
Prerequisite: Take MGT-101 or BU-201

3.0 Credit(s)

A survey of the laws which create, regulate, and terminate the relationship between the employer and the employee, including contract law, federal and state antidiscrimination statutes, wage and hour statutes, and other applicable law. With a microanalysis of the life of an employee complaint, from internal filing to litigation.

3.0 Credit(s)

This project based learning course provides an overview of surveys used by organizations for various reasons, with a focus on a Human Resource application - employee attitudinal surveys. The course includes instruction on survey design and practical application on how to convert organizational concerns into questions that provide meaningful answers. In groups, students will act as consultants and work with an actual client to design and develop a survey, communicate objectives, administer the survey, analyze and interpret the results using statisical analysis, deliver results and transfer the results into action planning.

3.0 Credit(s)

Global business means political, economic, and sociocultural interdependence and the linkages among politics, economics, cultural traditions, industries, and regional trading blocs that create an environment of change and uncertainty. It is in this changing environment that business leaders must learn to operate successfully. This course introduces students to global leadership and its development and is designed for students who want to work effectively with people from various cultures. The content and skills taught in this course provide tools for students to lead more effectively in today's more integrated global economy.

3.0 Credit(s)

Required Courses for Non-Business Majors | 18 credits

This minor gives liberal arts or health professionals a background in the field of human resource management to prepare them to work in a for profit or non-profit business in a human resource department or in a management capacity.

An interdisciplinary study of the management of organizations and decision making, utilizing behavioral and quantitative approaches. Topics include decision-making, motivation and behavior, leadership, group behavior, organizational change, planning, control, and allocation of resources. These topics are addressed against a backdrop of management responses to issues of ethics, social responsibility, and globalization. Lecture and case-study format.

3.0 Credit(s)

Organizational behavior is about people and how they act and interact, mostly as members of groups. Current theories of organizational behavior are examined through the use of self-administered tests, experiential exercises, discussion, and case analysis.
Prerequisite: Take MGT-101 or BU-201

3.0 Credit(s)

Explores the contemporary human resources function and basic processes involved in the recruitment, selection, training, development, and evaluation of an organization's human resources. Additional topics include today's emphasis on talent management as well as legal issues in HR management, labor relations, performance assessment and improvement, career paths, termination, compensation and benefit systems, and managing diversity.
Prerequisite: Take MGT-101 or BU-201

3.0 Credit(s)

A survey of the laws which create, regulate, and terminate the relationship between the employer and the employee, including contract law, federal and state antidiscrimination statutes, wage and hour statutes, and other applicable law. With a microanalysis of the life of an employee complaint, from internal filing to litigation.

3.0 Credit(s)

This project based learning course provides an overview of surveys used by organizations for various reasons, with a focus on a Human Resource application - employee attitudinal surveys. The course includes instruction on survey design and practical application on how to convert organizational concerns into questions that provide meaningful answers. In groups, students will act as consultants and work with an actual client to design and develop a survey, communicate objectives, administer the survey, analyze and interpret the results using statisical analysis, deliver results and transfer the results into action planning.

3.0 Credit(s)

Global business means political, economic, and sociocultural interdependence and the linkages among politics, economics, cultural traditions, industries, and regional trading blocs that create an environment of change and uncertainty. It is in this changing environment that business leaders must learn to operate successfully. This course introduces students to global leadership and its development and is designed for students who want to work effectively with people from various cultures. The content and skills taught in this course provide tools for students to lead more effectively in today's more integrated global economy.

3.0 Credit(s)

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